Yahoo!: Europe's Nord Stream-2 Risks Strangling Ukraine - U.S. Official

A proposed pipeline to boost Russian gas supplies to Germany risks depriving Ukraine of more than $2 billion in transit fees and runs counter to the EU's goal of reducing its energy reliance on Russia, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

The European Union has sought to help Kiev in the wake of Moscow's annexation of Crimea and has looked to bolster energy ties with Ukraine as Russia threatens to stop piping gas via its neighbour.

"You have to ask: Why would you support Ukraine with one hand and strangle it with the other," Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy Robin Dunnigan told a conference of policymakers.

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